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A fresh report dropped into my “Who’d a Thunk It” bin this morning, directing me to Walt Mossberg’s review of two Galaxy S phones from Samsung, the Vibrant on T-Mobile and the Captivate on AT&T. After reading the review through a couple times, it dawned on me slowly…he actually liked the phones.

Of course, he mentioned the Apple iPhone in the piece almost as much as he does the phones he is actually reviewing, but I don’t think he can help that anymore. I would imagine he can’t actually hold a conversation of any kind these days without mentioning the iPhone, or he may not be allowed to by Apple.

FakeMossberg: “I just bought a new house, which is a good deal bulkier and less pocketable than the iPhone 4 but has more rooms and I can actually live inside it. This is due to AT&T’s senseless rule that keeps people from actually sleeping inside their iPhones, much to the ire of billions of Apple fans. I also confirmed that if I wrap myself around the new refrigerator in a “death hug”, it can’t receive phone calls just like my iPhone 4. Frigidaire refuses to comment.”

Despite being a bit worse than the iPhone in all respects according to Mossberg, he does admit that some people seem to “crave these handheld computers”, meaning Android phones. He also makes a big deal about the Galaxy S not syncing with iTunes, however when you consider what they did when Palm tried to sync via iTunes that seems to be Apple’s choice not Samsung’s. As it is, to be upset about the lack of iTunes on an Android phone is a bit like being upset your cat has no USB port…why should it? He also is either unaware of or chooses to ignore the many solid music syncing programs available on Android such as DoubleTwist.

I can;t get away from the fact that overall, his review is actually positive in a Mossbergish way. Here is his conclusion and you will see what I mean…

Still, for consumers who prefer Android, or who—in the case of the Vibrant and the coming Sprint and Verizon versions—would rather not be on AT&T, the Galaxy S phones present an appealing alternative to the iPhone.

If it don’t come from Cupertino, for Mossberg that is a rave.